explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
now; the present time; just now; another; more
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
please (give me); please (do for me)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
quickly; calmly; intently
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the beginning; from scratch
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take over; to hand over